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Chinese ICBM silo fields

Missile silo fieldsIn developmentPending verification

Also known as: Yumen silo field, Hami silo field, Hanggin Banner silo field

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Fact cardConfidence · Source
System
TypeMissile silo fields
Alternative designationsYumen silo field, Hami silo field, Hanggin Banner silo field
ProliferationOrigin country only
BasesYumen (Gansu), Hami (Xinjiang), Yulin/Hanggin Banner (Inner Mongolia)Med[1]
Program statusPentagon says over 100 silos likely loaded (not confirmed in commercial imagery)Med[1]
Delivery
Launchers320Yumen 120, Hami 110, Yulin (Hanggin Banner) 90; plus about 30 new DF-5 silosMed[1]
Summary

About 320 new solid-fuel ICBM silos in three fields plus about 30 new DF-5 silos.

Draft entry. Values come from the cited public sources and are awaiting editor verification.
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Sources
  1. Chinese nuclear weapons, 2026, Federation of American Scientists Nuclear Notebook, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
    Published/updated 2026-07-01 · Tier 2 · checked 2026-11-08
Change log
  • 2026-11-08 Entry created from Chinese nuclear weapons, 2026 (FAS Nuclear Notebook)